Hawk to watch

With all of Chicago’s offensive options, the Predators defense will probably keep their heads on a swivel. Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith, Patrick Sharp, and the list goes on and on. But there’s one lesser known player whose unlikely scoring has hurt Nashville this year. His name is Jack Skille. He’s from Madison, Wisconsin and he wears No. 20.

In three games against the Predators, Skille has four goals. In total on the season he has seven. So what about the Predators turns Skille into the second coming of Mike Bossy?

“I don’t know what it is to be honest.” Skille said. “I think it’s just the timing of things. I don’t think it’s specifically their team really, it’s a matter of my shots going in and getting a little bit of luck on my end. I was fortunate enough for that to happen against these guys.”

It’s tough to really understand why some players have success against particular teams. Maybe it’s a mindset, good memories. Someone on the other team maybe? Who knows.

“I’d say just making sure I was being in the right area of the ice, playing smart, defensively and offensively as well, getting the puck in deep and getting after it on the forechceck,” Skille said. “Because of that I was in the right spot at the right time.”